The head of the solidarity movement “Razam” Ales
Makayeu was tried at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk for alleged
violation of Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations. Judge
Aliaksandr Yakunchykhin sentenced him to 6 days of imprisonment.

Aliaksandr Makayeu was detained on 23 September while driving to the funeral of
civil activist Krystsina Shatsikava. A white-red-white flag was attached to his
car. The car was stopped and examined by the traffic police. Leaflets with
calls to boycott the parliamentary election were found as a result.

The activist was detained and guarded to the delinquents' isolation center in Akrestsin Street
where he spent the night before the trial.